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Nov. 12, 1929. m o Re. 17,485

LIGHTING MEANS Original Filed Aug. 21. 1925 1111l 1111 111111 'I///// f? i Wfkemx 7 BY v I ATTORNEYS.

- same,

v theatre chair or seat.

right 'supporting'member 1 carrying a cover and containing ber 2 has scribed about the lamp Reissued Nov. 12,. 1929 UNITED STATES GEORGE II. HAMILTON, or GRAND nArrns,

me COMPANY, or GRAND RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN SEAT.-

MIGHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F JERSEY LIGHTING, MEANS Original No. 1,613,793, dated January 11, 1927, Serial No. 51,593, filed August 21, 1925;

reissue filed December 31 The present invention relates to lighting means, particularly such means as are employed for lighting the aisles of theatres and the like and its object is to provide means of that character improved in certain respects hereinafter appearing.

This object is attained by, and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, the structure or device hereinafter particularly described, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view of the outer side of a seat or a chair adjacent the aisle of a theatre, and provided with my lighting means Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional v1ew thereof taken on line 2-2 of the other yiews, but showing the electric lamp therein in top Figure 3 is a vertical central sectional view of a portion of the same, taken on line 3--3 of the other views; an

Figure 4 is a view of, certain parts of the enlarged, and sectioned vertically on line H of Figure 3. y

In the accompanying drawings, my lighting means is shown applied to the aisle-side of a This seat has an upmemberQdetachably connected to the supportg member as by screws 3; This structure 4 formed partially in the supmemberand partially in the cover ig e 7 porting shown in member (as particularly an electric lamp 5' having suitableelectric connections 6. y This cover mema lower side 7 provided with a series of vertically parallel vanes 8 spaced apa to provide openings 9 between them extending from said chamber through the lower s de 7 of the cover member, so that light may shine through these openings to illuminate the floor of the aisle adjacent the seat. a

As shown, this series of vanes 15 bowed outwardly from i the supporting member 1, and the individual vanes are inclined upwardly-outwardly therefrom, or their upper ends, are vdisposed circularly i. e. approximately in the arcof a circle deas a center.

It will be seen that this formation or disand saidvanes,

Application tor 1928, Serial No. 329,571.

position and arrangement of the vanes causes the light from the lamp to be shed only on the floor of the aisle and adjacent the seat; and that the formation of the chamber 4L partially in the supporting member and partially in the cover member" (which has the inclined lower side 7 minimizes the necessary space in which the lamp is mounted,

The invention being intended to be pointed out by the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction of the particular embocliment thereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore described.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described:

a supporting member having a chamber and a cover member therefor; a lamp in the cham her; said cover member having a plurality'of vertically parallel vanes spaced to provide openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the cover members lower side, the upper ends of the vanes being disposed clrcularly about the lamp.

2. In a device of the character described: a supporting member having a chamber and a cover member therefor a lamp in the chamher; said cover member having a plurality of vertically openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the cover membersllower s de, the vanes being inclined upwardly-outwardly from the supporting member and their upper ends being disposed circularly about the lamp.

.3. In a device of the character described: a supporting member having a chamber and a covermember therefor; a lamp in the chamher; said cov'ermember having an outwardly bowed series spaced to provide openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the cover memberslower side, the vanes being inclined upwardly-outwardly from the supporting member and their upper ends being disposed circularly about the lamp.

, i. In a device of the character described: a supporting member having a chamber and a cover member therefor; a lamp in ber said cover member'having a extending vanes spaced to proof vertically parallel vanes ,7

the cham parallel vanes spaced to provide,

vide openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the cover members lower side, the vanes being inclined upwardly outwardly from the supporting member and their upper ends being disposed circularly about the lamp.

In a device of the character described: a

chair having a side frame provided with an outwardly open cavity; a cover plate over the open outer side of said cavity and provided with a cavity open toward the firstmentioned cavit said cavities forming a lamp chamber, the lamp chamber thus formed having a light-emitting opening below the hereinafter-mentioned lamp; a lamp in said chamber mounted on the side frame at the rear wall of the cavity thereof and extendlight will be thrown directly downwardly and aisle without swinging the lamp outwardly from the side frame, the cover plate being movable to give access to the lamp.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Grand Rapids, Michigan, this 26th day of December, 1928.

GEORGE H. HAMILTON. 

